E-Mail Virus Plays Havoc With Internet

By Jeremy A. Kaplan & Jana Winter
September 09, 2010

Here you have … one heck of a mess.

An e-mail virus swept through the Internet Thursday, snarling traffic and taking down servers
at ABC, NASA, Comcast, and Google -- and possibly even affecting the Department of Homeland Security.

The virus, called “Here You Have” (or VBMania, though different security companies have different names for the same virus), is a simple Trojan Horse: An e-mail arrives in your inbox with the suggestive subject line “here you have.” The body reads “This is The Document I told you about, you can find it Here” or “This is The Free Download Sex Movies, you can find it Here.” the rest image